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Old Sep 6, 2002 | 07:02 PM
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I was driving home and pulling up to a light in the empty right lane. I passed a 525i about 3-4 cars back in the left lane. The car had HID lights so it caught my eye. I pull ahead of some non-descript car at the light change and move to the left lane to get on the freeway. I get on it till 80 mph and move to the left lane and settle at 75 mph. This is when I notice a set of HID lights coming up on me real fast. I slow down to 70 mph and down shift into 3rd and wait. He comes my "old friend" the 525i. He makes a move to the right to pass and I hit it. 75...82...90...92 shift into 4th then at 105 I shut down. This is while I'm going thru a nice slow sweeping turn to the left. He never got farther than even with my passenger door until I hit it and walked away. I'm not too familiar with this car, it has to be heavy, but is it that slow? Anyway... what a rush, top down, under overpasses, sweeping left turn, and VTEC. I must be living right.
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Old Sep 6, 2002 | 09:21 PM
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I have an Auto 99 528i ...it has I believe about 180 hp and does 0-60 Gteched in about 7.7 weighs close to 4k lbs.....Good road car pulls good from 70 to about 105..then just runs out of steam.
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Old Sep 6, 2002 | 09:40 PM
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Beat one when I had my GS-R. They just aren't mean't for that kinda stuff I don't think. Nice comfy sedan that drives real nice and smooth. Beatiful too as are all BMW's.
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Old Sep 6, 2002 | 11:08 PM
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[QUOTE]I slow down to 70 mph and down shit into third. LOL
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 04:11 AM
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How could you tell it was a 525i from the front?
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 04:23 AM
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Originally posted by 99GT
How could you tell it was a 525i from the front?
"I passed a 525i about 3-4 cars back in the left lane. The car had HID lights so it caught my eye."

"This is when I notice a set of HID lights coming up on me real fast."

"Here comes my "old friend" the 525i."

BMW Grill "5 series" assumed same car I saw less than 5 minutes ago.
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 04:25 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by greeny488
I slow down to 70 mph and down shit into third. LOL
At 70 down shifting into third could be described as a "down shit"

Ok...spell check worked, but I didn't. I've made the change.
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 05:22 PM
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Originally posted by 99GT
How could you tell it was a 525i from the front?
ways to identify from front.
-front spoiler (u just gotta know what it looks like) 540i(s) have different spoiler.
-rims will tell u as well what kind of 5 series it is.

raja
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Old Sep 9, 2002 | 05:06 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by LIL RAJA
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ways to identify from front.
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